Tapani Aartomaa
Tapani Olavi Aartomaa (7 May 1934 – 27 October 2009) was a Finnish graphic designer, who received much attention in Poland.
Aartomaa operated his own graphic design studio and lectured for years at the Institute of Design in Helsinki and Lahti Institute of Design. He designed several hundred posters and book illustrations and received national and international recognition, exhibiting notably in Poland, Germany, Russia, Estonia and Sweden but also in Cuba and Mexico and the far eastern countries of China and South Korea.[1]
In 1975, he was one of the acclaimed creators of the International Poster Biennale in Lahti.[1]
Artistic style
Aartomaa, along with such peers as the artist Pekka Loiri have been described by a Polish art scholar and curator as "representing the next generation of Finnish artists whose works have contributed greatly to shaping the image of contemporary Finnish poster design. Their output includes numerous cultural, advertising, and public service posters produced using a variety of interesting graphic art techniques and characterized by a decisive, poetic use of color. [...] In their posters I find all that I associate with Finland – a country unusual for its natural environment, architecture, and design."[1]
Aartomaa's artistic style is characterised by heavy use of
References
- ^ a b c "TPLA Posters from Finland". Warsaw, "Exhibition" Critics' Gallery June 9–29, 2002. Culture Poland. Archived from the original on January 9, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e "Posters from Finland. Tapani Aartoma, Kyösti Varis" (PDF). Wilanów Poster Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2008.